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Once in a while someone will ask me, "How long does it take you to do a painting?"
I'm at a loss.
The best I can do is ask another question.
"How long does it take to catch a fish?"
It depends.
I wish I could say that my paintings are accomplished with a lofty goal, a pre-determined destination in mind. But it's the mystery I'm after, not the solution.
My process involves putting down multiple strata of paint, pausing after each to scrape away part of what I've just done. I fall into a purposeful rhythm of: conceal, reveal, conceal, reveal, conceal, reveal. I want to lay down a painted history on the canvas. Maybe I'll begin with red, then conceal it in blue, bury that in yellow, then orange, and on through subsequent generations. The fun occurs in unearthing it all, or parts of it all, in a way that surprises me. The rest is history and it can take forever.
Digging for clues, knee-deep in paint, I think of something John Barth said. "The key to the treasure is the treasure."
--San Merideth
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Blue Destiny (click image to enlarge)
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Claim the Moment (click image to enlarge)
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Brilliant Corners (click image to enlarge)
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acrylic on canvas, 36" x 24"
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acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"
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acrylic on canvas, 36" x 24" SOLD
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Where the Woolgatherer Lives (click image to enlarge)
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Deja Vu (click image to enlarge)
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Canyon Spirits (click image to enlarge)
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acrylic on canvas, 48" x 36" SOLD
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acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"
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acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40" SOLD
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Passing Through (click image to enlarge)
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Way of the Sea (click image to enlarge)
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Wish (click image to enlarge)
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acrylic on canvas, 30" x 40"
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acrylic on canvas, 60" x 48"
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acrylic on canvas, 24" x 12"
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In One Dream & Out the Other (click image to enlarge)
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Magician (click image to enlarge)
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Bleeding Heart (click image to enlarge)
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acrylic on canvas, 24" x 30"
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acrylic on canvas, 36" x 24"
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acrylic on canvas, 24" x 48" SOLD
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Blue Ruins (click image to enlarge)
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Wanderer (click image to enlarge)
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Night Travels (click image to enlarge)
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acrylic on canvas, 48" x 24"
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acrylic on canvas, 40" x 30" SOLD
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acrylic on canvas, 12" x 24" SOLD
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